YANGON: Outraged over ongoing discrimination in Myanmar, Myo Min Tun decided to stand as the first openly gay election candidate in a country where same-sex relations are illegal. The officers allegedly forced them to remove their bras and kneel in humiliating positions before touching them inappropriately, Myo Min Tun told Agence France-Presse. But Myo Min Tun thinks it is too soon to fight that battle. An official probe concluded, however, the employer was not responsible, saying the man had simply been “mentally weak.”“We still have a long way to go,” Myo Min Tun said, sighing. Myo Min Tun knew he was gay when he fell in love with a fellow student while in grade 9 at school.

Source: Manila Times October 05, 2020 17:03 UTC